Aerial vessel.



PATENTED APR. 30, 1907 T. ORGREN. AERIAL VESSEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1905.

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No. 852,292. PATENTED APR. 30, 1907. T. ORGREN. AERIAL VESSEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1906.

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TON Y ()RGREN, OF SAN DlEGO, CALIFORNIA.

AERlAL VESSEL.

331's. 852,292. Spocificsisiozi of Letters Patent. cemented April 30, 1907.

Applimtiun filed September 21,1905. Serial Nu.2'79,-199.

.Y'o 111 13 iw'wmit may omit Jam Bo it known that l, Tosr l,)ItGl?..l 1N, it citi- Z81) oi tho tinitod States, tilltl rosidontof Son iiiogo, in the county of San Diogo and State of California, have invented a now and improved Aerial Vessel, of which the followin; is a full, clear, and exact description.

Tho purpose of the invontion is to provide an aerial vosscl oi light, simplo and durable constructitn'i. in which folding norophmos are employed in con}. tion with a gns-containin cylindcr, and further to provide n gas roservoir having vnivod connoctiori with tho Sltltl cylindor, which reservoir whon tho vnlvo is open automatically nuiintoins uniform and constant prossuro oi gas in tho cylindor Anothcr pui'poso of the invention is to provide niosns for holding the: aorophmos in horizontal positions durin; flight, and also to provido novel illitl oii'ootivc propoliingz mochiunsms.

Tho invcntion consists in tho novol construction and combination ol' tho sovor'n-l parts, as will ho lioroiniil'ror fully sol l'orth :md pointod out in tho olnims;

lloioronco is to be had to tho accompany ing drawings forming a part of this spociliczilion, in which similnr olnnnotors ol' roloronco iodionto corrosponding parts in all tho liglll'iF.

Figuro l is it plain Vic of tho vossol and complaints in comm n horizontal position; Fig. 2 is it sido olovntion ol tho vossol; nnd Fig. ij is n vorticnl trnnsvorso soution drawn upon 2H) onhirgod scnlo, tho soction boing tnhon through tho sido pnddlo wlzools.

'lho body ol' tho vossol consists of a top sootion A, n oorrosponding bottom sootion l3 and oonnooting posts it). 'lho bottom soction B is also rovidod with H triztngiihtr bow piooo it, having more or loss ol no upward inolinntion. Also in tho coi'istruotion of tho body ol-tlio vossol tllo top soction A is mudo to oxtond out boyond tho sido odgos ol' tho bottom soction ll.

Tho noroplnnos (,3 arc inngod to tho undor .lnoo of tho top sootion A of tho body at n point,no:irly in vortioal nlinomont. with tho sido odgos of the bottom soction B, as is shown in Fig. 3. Braco rods 12 nro hingod at one .-'l to tho outor sido odgos of tho amoroplnnos, -!nd whon said :ioroplnnos are in I/hoir working or horizontal position thoy nro so hold by romoviihly scouring tho othor onds ol' tho brucc rods to the bottom soction l3 oi tho body, as is shown it .13 in Fig. 2.

, A cylindor l) oxt'onds longitt'idinnlly of the body at :1 point just bolow tho top nsis shown in l igs. 3 and Ii, and tlto snid cylinder D, which is iidnptod to contain gas, is provided with conical onds 14, that oxtond beyond the ond portions of tho body ol the vossol. This cylindor I) is usuallysupportod by hangers if) to which it is attnchod. tho hangers being socurod to tho top sootion A of tlo body of tho vossol. Bolow the cylindor I) it smaller rosorvo. cylinder i is loontod, bo n parallel with tho uppor cylindor l), and this lowor or rosorvo cylindor I) is supportod by brackets 16, nttuchod to tho cylindor nud to the bot tom sootion l3 of tho body, as is shown in Fig. I

A pipo l7 oxtonds int-o tho lowor or .roservc cvlindo'r l) and into tho upper cylindor Dirt noting short of tho uppor wall of tho uppor oylindor and tholowor wall of iholowor cylindor, and said pipe provided with n vnlvo 18, locntod botwoon tho cylindors. l/VhE-n this vnlvo l8 opouod thofgas in tho reserve cylindor cnn ontor tho mnin c3 lindor l), or any surplus gas in tho main cylinder can ontor the rosorvo cylindor I), thus obtaining an nutonuttic circulation of gas in the two cyl indors, insuring n. uniform and constant prossuro ol gas in tho mnin cylindor no mattor how much said o -'lindor uniy contract and oxpnnd by ronson ol' mocting; with cold or with warm strata of air whon tho vossol is in flight.

'lwo 'pnddlo whools l) uro loi-zttod at each sido of tho vossol, boin zit oqunl distanoos from tho i-o'otor, and within ouch pnddlo whool l) u prop llor \vhool E is udaptod to turn, tho two whools l] and F, boing indopondontly drivon. To that, ond hozu-irgs 2U aro providod tor ouch group ol whools, socurod to tho lowor oylindor l) by suitable nrn s it). ns issho\\'n in Fig. 3, and ini or bonr lugs Lt)" oro ussoointod with tho bonriirgs 2t), tho innor bonrin gs 2t) boino' nitztchod to tho uppor oylindoirl) by hnngors ol' any approvod typo.

lhu-h pnddlo whool i is nttnohod to a tubuhu' sha t 21 mountod to turn in tho bearings 2t) and 20', its is also shown in Fig; 3, and each poddlo whool l) is oi box-lilto construction, bolng providod with o brond rim 22, spolcos oxtonding l'roni it hub to tho rim at its innor odgo; :md pitddlos 2i oxtond out, l'rom l tho rim til it right angle thoroto, tho said paddles being on oqunl distance apart.

thcir control portions, the said pipe tormi- Sol.

The paddle wheels E are driven preferably by gasolene motors 25, shown supported from the upper gas-containing cylinder D, and gears 26 on the drive shafts of the said motors are in mesh with gears 27 secured upon the tubular shafts 21 of said paddle wheels. i

The shafts 28 on which the propeller wheels E are mounted, extend through the tubular shafts 21 and are connected with electric 1110- tors 29, shown supported upon the lower or reserve cylinder D, as is also shown in Fig. 1. The propeller wheels E are thus turned independent] y of their surrounding paddle wheels.

and the paddle wheels are independent of the propeller wheels. The propeller wheels are of such dimensions that they turn Without any hindrance in the said paddle wheels.

A skeleton frame F is located at the stern of the vessel. This frame consists of an upwardly and rearWardly-extending member 30, attached to the central portion of the rear end of the bottom section B of the body, a vertical rear section 31 and an upwardly and forwardly-extending section 32 which is attached to the rear conical end of the gas-containing cylinder D.

A shaft 84 is j ournaled in suitable bearings 33 located in the vertical member 31 of the said skeleton frame F, and this shaft at its outer end carries a stern propeller F, and the inner end of the shaft is coupled to an electric motor 35, shown suspended from the'rear conical end portion of the gas-containing cylinder D.

. Braces 36 are shown as resting partially on the upper member of the skeleton frame F,

and on the upper face of the rear conical terminal of the gas-containing cylinderD. These braces support an upright 37, and a stem 38 has a ball and socket connection 40 with the said upright 37; and said stem at its rear end carries a rudder blade 39.

section A of the body of the vessel, as is shown in Fig. 1.

It will be observed that each driving factor is provided with an independent motor, so that each driving fa'ctor is individually under control,-

The rudder blade- 39 is operated from Within the vessel in any,

When the vessel is at rest, the aeroplanes O are permitted to drop down to the vertical position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, closing the sides of the body.

The gas contained in the main cylinder D will be sufficient to elevate the vessel; the stern propellerF and the paddle .wheels E serve to drive the vessel forward and rearward, and the combined paddle wheels and propellers are utilized to assist the rudderin quickly causing the vessel to turn to the right or to the left, the paddle wheel E of a pair of side wheels being driven for example in one direction and the propeller wheel of the same pair in an opposite direction. The propellers inside of the paddle wheels serve also for the production of wind and as a lifting power, and by their means absolute control of altitudes is obtained.

' Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent,

a 1. In aerial vessels, aframe, means for supporting the frame, a propeller for the frame, paddle wheels at the side of the frame, and propellers mounted to revolve within the paddle wheels, said propell ers and paddle wheels having independent driving means.

2. In aerial vessels, a body, aeroplanes connected with the upper portion of the body at each side, .a gas-containing cylinder located independent motor for driving each paddle wheel and each propeller, a sterh propeller, and an independent motor forthe same.

In'testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses:

TONY ORGREN.

Witnesses J. L. FREELAND, WM. HUMPHREY. 

